The National

[Flobadobalob]

Sorry to be stupid but who are these guys and are they worthy of a 3rd from top spot?! Dont even get me started on elbow and 30 seconds to mars...

[DaveElNino]

Sold out 3 consecutive nights at Brixton Academy, High Violet requently appeared in top 5 album lists of last year and charted in the top 5 of the albums chart, headlining Latitude Festival. 3rd is the high end of where they were likely to appear, but they're definitely worthy of it in a similar way that Arcade Fire were worthy of headlining last year.

Edited March 21, 2011 by DaveElNino

[mrtourette]

Very popular but in select circles. Sold out multiple nights at Brixton recently.

[deegs]

Sorry to be stupid but who are these guys and are they worthy of a 3rd from top spot?! Dont even get me started on elbow and 30 seconds to mars...

[brfcstar]

Fantastic band sold out showws all over.

[mrtourette]

Who say's that you're worthy of deciding whether they deserve a 3rd from top spot?

[Vacant0]

Bit surprised that they're that high but they're certainly deserving. Brilliant band imo. Give them a listen on spotify.

[Poleski]

Who say's that you're worthy of deciding whether they deserve a 3rd from top spot?

[deegs]

Nobody, he was asking everyone else if they are.

[Flobadobalob]

Ah k cool. Are they really a bigger draw than Jimmy eat world and madness? Or is this just FR trying to be quirky and alternative?

[Mariner]

LOL, never heard of them either. Sound like indie gash judging by the name. Elbow as well.

[Flobadobalob]

Bit daft, he could have quite easily used Google.

[Chr1s]

Is it just me who finds it amusing a great band who have done a lot of shows with Arcade Fire get the first "who the f are" thread

Edited March 21, 2011 by Chr1s

[DaveElNino]

I've been on the festival ciruit for a while now and I'd like to think that I'm quite up to date with the current music scene and I've barely heard of these guys.

[Vacant0]

Bit daft, he could have quite easily used Google.

[saints15]

Interesting if they do get announced though, as I swear in the efestivals article for Latitude it said that the three headliners are Latitude exclusives

[Mariner]

Is it just me who finds it amusing a great band who have done a lot of shows with Arcade Fire get the first "who the f are" thread

[mrtourette]

Is it just me who finds it amusing a great band who have done a lot of shows with Arcade Fire get the first "who the f are" thread

[Poleski]

Listened to the first 30 seconds and facepalmed.

[Davis_89]

Incredible band. Making music and progressing the right way. Well deserved imo. Same for Elbow

[Joe-]

Listened to the first 30 seconds and facepalmed.

[Poleski]

Listened to the first 30 seconds and facepalmed.

[rockinthecasbah]

One of the highlights of the announcement. Great band who've been plugging away making good albums and delivering good live performances for years. I'd reccomend starting with Boxer, but you can't go wrong with any of the last three really. In the same way that it's good for FR to give new headliners a shot, it's good to see them give third on the lineup to a slightly alternative choice, rather than a 'safe' option like Vampire Weekend.

[Joe-]

This song makes me so excited for it!

[Mariner]

Haha, this guy is obviously a Paramore fan.